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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">ISPRS-Annals</journal-id>
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<journal-title>ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">ISPRS-Annals</abbrev-journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="nlm-ta">ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="epub">2194-9050</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Copernicus Publications</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/isprs-annals-X-3-W3-2025-19-2026</article-id>
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<article-title>Landslide Susceptibility Mapping Using Weight of Evidence (WoE) Method in Monterrey Metropolitan Area, Mexico</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Arista Cázares</surname>
<given-names>Luis Eduardo</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Yépez-Rincón</surname>
<given-names>Fabiola D.</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Rodríguez-González</surname>
<given-names>Kevin David</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3060-8575</ext-link>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Ramírez-Serrato</surname>
<given-names>Nelly Lucero</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>de León Gómez</surname>
<given-names>Héctor</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<label>1</label>
<addr-line>Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Civil Engineering Faculty, Department of Geomatics, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico</addr-line>
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<label>2</label>
<addr-line>Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Natural Resources Department, Mexico City, Mexico</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>20</day>
<month>01</month>
<year>2026</year>
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<volume>X-3/W3-2025</volume>
<fpage>19</fpage>
<lpage>27</lpage>
<permissions>
<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2026 Luis Eduardo Arista Cázares et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
<license license-type="open-access">
<license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit <ext-link ext-link-type="uri"  xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</ext-link></license-p>
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<p>The Monterrey Metropolitan Area (MMA), characterized by complex lithology, rugged topography, intense rainfall, and increasing anthropogenic pressures, faces increasing landslide hazards. This study applies a quantitative approach using the weight of evidence (WoE) method to assess landslide susceptibility across the MMA. A total of 292 historical landslide events were mapped using aerial imagery and archival data, with a 70/30 split for model training and validation. Twelve conditioning factors&amp;mdash;including slope, lithology, elevation, hydrology, and land use&amp;mdash;were analyzed to determine their influence on landslide occurrence. The resulting susceptibility map was classified into five risk categories using the Natural Breaks method. Model validation using the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve yielded an Area Under the Curve (AUC) value of 0.77, indicating good predictive accuracy. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of the WoE method in landslide susceptibility mapping and provide a valuable tool for risk management and territorial planning in the region.</p>
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